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Drummers · 1940–2013

Ronald Shannon Jackson

American jazz drummer (1940–2013)

Born: 12 January 1940
Fort Worth
Died: 19 October 2013
Fort Worth
Country: United States
Active: 1958–
Record labels: DIW Records, Antilles
Discography: 5 albums

Biography

Ronald Shannon Jackson was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Ronald Shannon Jackson was born on 12 January 1940 in Fort Worth and died on 19 October 2013 in Fort Worth. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: DIW Records and Antilles. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Pulse” (1984) to “What Spirit Say” (1995).

Ronald Shannon Jackson (January 12, 1940 – October 19, 2013) was an American jazz drummer from Fort Worth, Texas. A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion, he appeared on over 50 albums as a bandleader, sideman, arranger, and producer. Jackson and bassist Sirone are the only musicians to have performed and recorded with the three prime shapers of free jazz: pianist Cecil Taylor, and saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler.

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